Dispensing device



July- 17, 1934. P SONS 1,966,595

DISPENSING DEVICE Filed Oct. 21, 1932 In Va /1 far". Phi/1p D. Fame/75.

' A/mmey Patented July 17, 1934 1 v UNI D: STA-ire s PTA/TENT 1,966,595 7 t DISPENSING-DEVICE Philip'Di Parsons,'swarthniore, Pa, assignor t o- Scott Paper" Company; a-eorporation 'ot Penn-- sylvania;

miplicatiom Octoben '21; J 1932, 1 Serial No. 638,887

' {e1aims-. (01. 242-552 My invention relates to a dispensing fixture hereinafter described in' the specification,and;v for -papertoweling-inroll form; and-my obj'eetis pointed out in the claims. V to so construct the operating members of the- Referring to the-drawing: Fig..1iis.aaside viewr fixture'thattheyl and the fixture asa whole may of a dispensing fixture-embodying my invention; E r-befabricatedirom stampedsheet metal provid'--- Fig. 2' is a plan view of the same, witha portion ing aneificientand'inexpensive device for disin section; Fig; 3.is a plan view. oifthefixturev pensing roll paper, and-more particularlytowels with thepaper. roll removedand the supporting: madetherefrom. arms collapsedior foldedii'or'conveniencein trans- M-y objectis-furthermoreto so shape the parts portation; Fig. 4 is an-end; view: of my. improved. Iifitha'ta compact collapsible structure may be pr0-- fixture; andFig. 5 isvan enlarged view of a. por- 653:

vided capable'of being adjusted for transportation-otthelbasezand one of the arms 'adjustedin tion; with-provision of minimumv space requireposition for sustaining the paper roll; ments-and' low cost; 2is azstamped'sheet metalrbracket-i or base re.-; The dispensing' fixture forming the subject inforced with ribbed:p0rti0ns'l3.,:,said base alsom'atter of the present application, while amimhaving slotted. depressionsa4= throughgwhich1fasi-v 70. prove'ment upon the fixtures .described inLetters tenin'g" screws may extend; shownpin the Patent No. 1,815,068, dated July 21, 1931, and-- several figures, the: basexnear each' endiisrproe: 'also -inmy .pending applicationSerial No; 57 7348, vided with flanged portionsiin pairs stamped or? filedNovember 28, 1931, is of a simplerand lessbentioutwardly.from lthe=hody,.as indicatedatfi, znjexpensive:construction than the fixtures therein and to each pair: of flaiigedportionsarehinged set out while, at-the same time being 'more eifi the" respective "hinged; arm's Gan'd 7. The arms; cient in'use; 7 I are each provided with flanged.i.hinged-.portions Myinvention also 'hasfor an object the provi- 13 arranged 'atLa distance apartso a'sjto, fit snugly sion'sof a' roll'dispensing fixture which shall be tothe pairs'of fiang'esr5} before referred to. zsioperable forisupportingarollor paper toweling' These-' fianges 5 and13iarehingedtogetherbyr81k;v

in-suchmanner: as'to be held against freelyfun rivets'9 and the partsare' so: shaped? that the arms winding. and'yet readiIy unWindby a pull-uponl 6 and '7imay bemovedidownward toward 'the'base-z thewpaper websufiicient'tolovercome the normal 2-to-a'ssume the: positions indicatedin Fig.1 3:v frictionlappliedto i p p r roll in use. 7 Furthermore, thesehingedarmshavetheir'flanges".

In t'he presentfiXture', as in the 'afor'esaidliet- 13- so 'shapedithatiwhen thearms .areadjustedto ters'Patent' and application; I employ a base standoutwardl'ytfrom; the 138562;, as indicatedin adapted to befastened "to the wall -ami. -'providd- Figs. 2; and 5; said rarms. positively-contact with with tw -hin rm ioin h b e nd the base: after theyassume-the.outward osition;. havin t ir f dss constructed'asito r and thereafter thesaid arms dand '7;- are-prealt v a d 's pp p p 1 i j urna d ventedifrom' anyrfurther'outward"movementpremann r; wh -it ma b rotated bymere p lliminary to receiving the-paper roll. i 'up m -pan r W d; at a t The outer endsior the arm-stand 71are r overcome a frictiona dra up the? p p roll vided. with buttons. -11 riveted-towthe'arms at'11a1; du t e p Theiimprovementsfof and the arms have their ends surroundingthe; wtthe present fixture, however; are-directedwto the b ttonmadefiatas:indicated-at l0.- Insteadrof 953' s p fi'fi ofi' theflpela'tivei P more" 1 employingEa rivet-1la--for attaching thebutton, tieu larlyi in the manner of:hing' ing:the arms, apxthe-umen mayibeby. theme knownspot-weldjng plying Spring'pressure mn P P methodi-if sowdesired. The annular space upon vent-'spinnmg'or too free .unwmdmg" -m saidrendswm'beyondqthe perimeterzoflthe buttons 4 tconstructing1the essential parts thatthe dispens 1131s of Sufficientlarewmjpressagamt,the CORR, i:

3* W as P i ffi j andzpaperfwebbing ofjthewrollj-R-adjacent thereto, fijggggdf ifggti lm, v y m er a so as tonrake'a' frictionalIcontactbetweemsaid; My object in the 'present construction is alsot a' ia t the 55 9? 5mm materiallyicheapen the cost offmanufacturea e u as shown of the improved' pap'eri'roll'dispensingfixture; indragfuponfihe paper en spm'mn'gi T cluding th'e makingofth'e' severalparts thereof, button P- arefdlsks'wluf p -rwhile'retaining the high standard o1"efficiency; eters and;.-of .a drametere-thatzwillzallow themz-to withith' ndx tli objectsjn Vie my 1 1.. easilyienter the open end. ottheitubular coreoR" sssvention consistsiimthe features of constructiorn Of -D P L- ashownvln nular flat portion 10 at the upper ends of the arms is assured by the stamped portions 7a which are arranged between said annular portion 10 and the main body of the arms 6 and 7, and it is desirable that this annular portion should be so shaped relatively to the arms that it will press upon the end of the core and paper roll entirely about the axis thereof, as clearly shown in Fig. 2. Rigidity is given to this annular friction creating flat portion by the presence of the button 11 which is riveted or spot-welded centrally of said annular fiat portion. Between the said fiat portion and the hinge 9, the arms 6 and 7 are provided with considerable elasticity and said elasticity is designed to cause the button ends of the arms 6 and 7 to yieldingly press toward each other.

The spring action of the arms 6 and 7 is illustrated in Fig. 5, wherein the solid lines represent the position of the arm when turned outwardly from the base 2 and before the roll of paper is put into place, as in Fig. 2. In Fig. 5, there is no lateral pressure put upon the arm 7 by the paper roll, yet at this time the heel 13a of the flange portions 13 is in contact with the base plate 2. When the paper roll is inserted between the two arms 6 and 7, the button portions ,11 are inserted in the hollow core ends and theannular plate portions 10 are permitted to press upon the ends of the roll and core to put friction thereon, as before stated. When the paper roll is to be introduced, the spring arms 6 and 7 are forced apart and the paper roll is received between the button bearings 11, 11. When this is being done, the spring arms are moved from the solid line position to the dotted line position in Fig. 5. Upon introducing the paper roll between the button ends of the arms 6 and 7, they are released and under their spring pressure they are moved toward each other and hence move from the dotted line position to the solid line position in Figs. 2 and 5. With this adjustment of the arms upon the base, both the arms 6 and.7 assume definite pressure positions, as at this time the heels of the flanges 13 are pressing upon the base 2 and the spring action of the two arms will be jointly in operation to maintain the relation of the parts as shown in Fig. 2. The friction between the arms and roll ends will continue to be substantially the same.

By making the arms 6 and 7 of spring steel,

active spring pressure may be assured to the paper roll ends, with a relatively great saving of space as compared with the character of hinged arms --and separate springs shown in my application Serial No. 577,748, aforesaid, all of which enables the over-all length of the dispenser to be considerably shortened, thereby reducing the space, weight, and cost.

in the assembling requirements thereof is greatly improved as will be seen from the fact that the two arms are identical and are hingedly attached .to the base by four small rivets only; and fur- 'ther, in that no separate springs are required,

since the spring action of the sheet steel arms themselves sufiice wholly in this regard.

When it is desired to transport the dispensing fixture, the arms 6 and 7 are turned down about their hinge parts 5, 9, 13, and so as to rest upon the base plate as shown in Fig. 3. It is then packed in this condition and requires much less space than is required for packing the fixture .ff'Of my application aforesaid. This economy in The simplicity in construction of the parts and space required for shipment, equally applies to the commercial requirements for manufacturing storage.

While it is my object to employ the fixture herein described for use in connection with rolls of paper of the character employed as toweling, I do not restrict myself thereto, as the fixture maybe employed for dispensing paper in roll form whether for toilet or commercial uses.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and useful construction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable, and while I have in the present instance shown and described the preferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to give satisfactory and. reliable results, it is to be understood that I do not restrict myself to the details stated as they are susceptible of modification in arms being formed of spring sheet metal and having means at their free ends for respectively receiving and supporting the opposite ends of the; paper roll, and means acting as limit stops for. retaining the two arms in substantial parallel relation and causing spring pressure of the free ends of said arms upon the ends of the paper roll.

2. The invention according to claim 1, wherein further, the arms are stamped from sheet steel and each provided with flatbutton-like means upon which the paper roll' is journaled and also having an annular flat portion for securing frictional contact with the ends of the paper roll.

3. The invention according toclaim 1, wherein further, the base or bracket is provided with outwardly arranged flange portions in spaced relation near each of its ends and the hinged ends of the arms are each provided with flange portions forming a hinge with the flange portions extending outwardly from the base, and in which the hinge axes are arranged to one side of the spring arms to provide heels which press upon the said base and form limit stops whenthe spring arms are extended outwardly from said base.

4. A dispensing fixture for paper in roll form, which consists of a base or bracket adapted for attachment to a wall or other place, two arms. respectively hinged near the opposite ends of the base or bracket so as to swing inward toward each other into a collapsed relation with respect to the base or bracketand also to swing outward away from each other at substantially right angles to the said base or bracket to receive and support a paper roll, said arms being formed of fiat sheet spring metal and having great elasticity so as to apply spring pressure upon the ends of the paper roll, and means acting as limit stops between the hinged ends of the arms .and the base or bracket to limit the spreading of the arms apart and for normally holding said spring arms in contact with the paper roll.

5. In a dispensing fixture for paper in roll form, the combination of a base'and a pair of spring arms yieldingly movable toward and from each other, one at least of said spring armsprovides a pressure upon the paper roll, the spring arms being so formed that when released they automatically close toward each other sufiiciently to provide frictional contact on the ends of the paper roll.

PHILIP D. PARSONS. 

